IRC is a pioneer of interactive theatre in Pakistan, a form of community theatre originally developed by Augusto Boal and internationally recognized as “Theatre of the Oppressed.” IRC has adapted this model to fit the cultural and socio-economic situation in Pakistan. In this form of theatre, the audience is encouraged to participate in the play by taking the place of a character and offering an alternative solution to address a social or political error. This interactive approach fosters critical thinking and encourages behaviour change within the community. IRC has formed and trained more than 250 theatre groups, trained 2,000 theatre activists, and conducted forum/interactive theatre all over Pakistan in over 13 different languages.
Maati TV is Pakistan’s first web-based interactive video platform bringing advocacy and awareness on climate justice, equal citizenship, cultural diversity, and peacebuilding. While this platform promotes human rights and democracy, it also aims to encourage critical discourse within the Pakistani youth through various digital story-telling tools.
Interactive Resource Centre has continued its commitment to explore the capacity of images to transcend language barriers and create a powerful vision of a democratic Pakistan with Pakistan’s preeminent political cartoonist and former Reagan-Fascell fellow Sabir Nazir as a part of IRC Team. IRC has organized a workshop for visual arts students and local artists. IRC conducted an initial 3-day online workshop focused on creating images that convey democratic ideas and values. IRC selected 7 of the participants to develop a democracy and human rights-themed mural or art installation that will be displayed in a government building and then donated to a rights-based organization.
IRC has a 360 – degree communication approach that involves collaborating with multiple stakeholders to create targeted awareness campaigns on various social justice and human rights issues. This approach utilises a range of communication techniques, including social media, radio, cable TV, citizen journalism, forum/community theatre, and visual arts. IRC has worked on a project with the Dutch Embassy which aimed to increase understanding of gender sensitivity, civic education, diversity, and equal citizenship through the mobilisation of urban youth.
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